Prof Dr. Ramesh T Subramaniam is a material scientist experienced in preparation, development and characterization of polymer and polymer electrolytes as a source of energy for use in various electrochemical devices. He was selected as a “TWAS Young Affiliate Fellow” in 2009 by The World Academy of Sciences - one of the five from the South & Southeast Asia and Pacific region. In 2010, he received the “Pacifichem Young Scholar Award” from the American Chemical Society and in 2011, the “Young Scientist Award” from IUPAC. In 2012, he received the “IAP Young Scientist Award”. In 2013, he was selected as a “Young Scientist of the Global Young Academy (GYA)”.  In 2014 he was selected as one of the “Top Research Scientists Malaysia (TRSM)”. In 2016 he was elected as a “Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM)”. In 2017, he was conferred the “Established Scientist Award” by Royal Society and also elected as a “Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)”. He is also a recipient of the “Fulbright Fellowship 2017” with a tenure at the Princeton University, USA as a Visiting fellow and a recipient of the “International Senior Research Fellowship 2018” at Durham University, UK where he had a tenure as Visiting Senior Fellow. He has been awarded the “MTSF Science & Technology Award” by Malaysia Toray Science Foundation (MTSF) in 2018.  His major contribution to society is through the service and knowledge as a Young Scientist of the Global Young Academy.